History

Competition is one of our favorite things about DECA! It's a fun way to network with members from all different chapters, put your skills to the test, and have a bunch of fun along the way.

If you have never competed, don't worry! We've got your back and all the prep you could ever need. Check out our past competitions, event descriptions, and competition prep below.

2025 San Francisco

Glass:

1st Caden Boehnen (Professional Sales)
2nd Sabrina Wolf (Restaurant & Food Service Management)
3rd Chad Tjugum (Entrepreneurship Operations)
3rd Hannah Breckheimer, Tamber Pelishek, Sabrina Wolf (Advertisement Campaign)

Finalists:

Shalomi Sahabandhu & Sergio Pastor Serrano (International Marketing)
Bella Biever & Chad Tjugum (Digital Marketing)
Kara Winch & Jarret Ripperger (Sports Marketing)
Bella Biever (Retail Management)
Nathan Shaw & Ella Duckworth (Event Planning)
Hannah Breckheimer (Retail Management)
Hayden Itzenheiser (Corporate Finance)
Kyle Krentz (Financial Accounting)
Nathan Shaw & Ella Duckworth (Financial Statement Analysis)
Shalomi Sahabandhu & Greta Tjugum (Digital Marketing

Misc Awards:

Testing - 10 medals
Role play performance - 1 medal
UWW Top 10 Largest Chapters
Chapter Leadership Passport

2024 Austin

2023 Orlando

2022 Baltimore

Glass:

3rd Devontae Sisk (Business Research)

Finalists:

Breana Lentz (Travel & Tourism)
Anthony Gailloreto (Human Resource Management)
Laura Flores-Cortes (Hotel & Lodging)
Bella Biever & Ryan Hokanson (Financial Statement Analysis)
Melanie Thiede & Sarah Oestreicher (Event Planning)
Lauren Reid & Anusha Barath (Event Planning)
Cameron Harris & Chad Tjugum (Entrepreneurship Starting a Business)
Travis Erath (Entrepreneurship Starting a Business)
Brendan Clementi (Corporate Finance)
Emma Sinden & Romona Luedtke (Business to Business Marketing)
Hannah Matysiak & Caitlyn Pasbrig (Business Ethics)
Danny O'Malley (Retail Management)
Kyle Spivey (Retail Management)
Natalie Hummelt (Retail Management)

Misc:

interested in competing?

Check out our competitive events page here or for more detailed information go to the National DECA website here!

competition prep

If competition is new to you, we recommend that you check out our page with a walk-through of a case study and helpful videos for each Prepared Event.

questions?

If you have any questions regarding competition, contact our VP of Competition.

You can also reach out to any of our other executive board members, we're here to help you experience all the fun of competing with the UWW DECA chapter!